loving

loving

adj

Definition of LOVING

1

: affectionate

2

: painstaking

— lov·ing·ly \-viŋ-lē\ adverb

— lov·ing·ness noun

Examples of LOVING

1. The old house has undergone a loving restoration.
2. <they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad>

First Known Use of LOVING

before 12th century

Related to LOVING

Synonyms: adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, tender, tenderhearted

Antonyms: unloving

Related Words: caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted; ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm; amatory, amorous, erotic (also erotical); enamored, infatuated, lovesick; lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental; brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly

Near Antonyms: aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling; disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved; cold, frigid, unfriendly; callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental

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